The Canton Chamber of Commerce has presented its annual awards to Chamber members who have provided outstanding service to the Canton community and achieved superior performance and results in their business. The Chamber gave its 2014 "Service to Canton" award to Myles Walsh, manager of Flatbread Company in The Shoppes at Farmington Valley, Canton. Flatbread Company has provided many thousands of dollars to charitable and non-profit organizations in the Farmington Valley since it opened at The Shoppes over eight years ago. Every Tuesday starting at 5 pm Flatbread Company hosts its "Benefit Night" for a local charity and a significant portion of the proceeds from the evening's flatbread pizza sales is given to the sponsoring organization. The recipient's task is to widely publicize the event and get as many friends, neighbors, relatives and townspeople as possible to participate and enjoy a pizza. Flatbread Company's donation to the sponsor applies to both eat-in and takeout pizzas. "Here at Flatbread we take the community approach to staying relevant. We get on your Facebook page with our Tuesday night benefit", says Walsh. "We never say no to putting our name on a gift card at a raffle or silent auction. We have our banner flying wherever a charity race needs salads donated. That costs us less per year than if we were to try to keep up with the marketing done by larger chain restaurants. It works. And it feels great." Kristin Oswald, owner of Planning Partners, LLC, River Road in Canton, was named "Business Person of the Year" by the Chamber. She and business partner Carolyn Staub founded Planning Partners in 1997 and serve individuals, families and small businesses by helping them with their financial goals and planning. A Canton resident for 23 years, Oswald is a Certified Financial Planner and a licensed life and health insurance agent. She finds her work both and challenging and rewarding. Oswald was president of the Canton Chamber of Commerce 2007 - 2009 and is active in the Chamber's outreach efforts in the local schools and its annual Canton High School scholarship awards program.